SB 1722 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

SCH DISTRICT EFFICIENCY COMM

Summary
Amends the School Code. Creates the School District Efficiency Commission. Provides for the membership and support of the Commission. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of school districts in this State, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where reorganization and realignment of school districts would be beneficial in this State; specifies the topics on which the recommendations must focus. Provides that, on or before May 1, 2023, the Commission must vote on its recommendations and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides that if the Commission adopts the report recommendations by an affirmative vote of at least 11 of its members, then the Commission's recommendations for reorganization of school districts into unit school districts must be placed on the ballots of the designated school districts in the next general election in the same manner as petitions approved by a regional superintendent of schools, except without financial incentives. Provides that the Commission is dissolved the day after the report is filed with the Governor and the General Assembly. Repeals the provision on February 1, 2024. Makes a conforming change in the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2021 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Apr 16, 2021
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Mar 9, 2021
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Assigned to Executive
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Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
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Emil Jones
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